CVE-2026-90682
Publication date 15 September 2026
Last updated 15 September 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in Matthias-Wandel jhead up to 3.3. This impacts the function ProcessGpsInfo of the file gpsinfo.c of the component WebP EXIF Handler. Such manipulation of the argument TAG_GPS_LAT/TAG_GPS_LONG leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| jhead | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version:
Base score
1.9 · Low
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Base score
5.3 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90682
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/99
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/30397094/poc.zip
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90682
- https://vuldb.com/submit/914948
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403215
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403215/cti